Latest Newsletter - Friday 17th October 2025
A great final full week of this half term – lots of lovely learning and lots to celebrate! Parents have joined us for a Groundwork Coffee Morning, a Parent Gym taster session with Mrs Brenta, and continue to attend our Reception 2026 tours - still plenty of tours available so do look at the dates in our full newsletter posted below.
In our Collective Worship this week, we’ve been discussing ‘social intelligence’ and seen a great deal of this in action! Next week we’ll look at Diwali and continue to think about links between Christianity and other world faiths.
Do note – we break up for an extended Autumn half term on Tuesday (21st October) at normal school finish times – 15:15 Alexis St/15:30 OJR. We will start back following the half term break on Monday 3rd November for Autumn term 2 at 08:45 Alexis St/09:00 Old Jamaica Road.
Please see our full newsletter, diary dates sheet and term dates attached below.
Wishing you, along with our whole community, a really lovely weekend.
God bless, from the St. James’ team.
Events Next Week
Monday 20th October
• 1 Matisse visiting the Blue Anchor library for story-telling and book-swapping;
• Monday after-school enrichment clubs continue – these finish at 16:15 (Alexis St) and 16:30 (OJR).
Tuesday 21st October
• 1 Rousseau visiting the Blue Anchor library for story-telling and book-swapping;
• Break up for Autumn half term – NORMAL SCHOOL TIMES.
Wednesday 22nd - Friday 24th October
Staff Inset days - school is closed for children.
Monday 27th - Friday 31st October
Autumn half term - school is closed.
Monday 3rd November
Start of Autumn Term 2
- 08:45 Alexis St
- 09:00 Old Jamaica Road.
